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The House Financial Services Committee has said that it is opening an investigation into fallen cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its disgraced head executive Sam Bankman-Fried. FTX Will Be the Subject of a Congressional Inquiry The announcement came from Maxine Waters, a democrat from California that heads the committee. She stated that the team also expects Bankman-Fried to testify on what occurred and hinted that Congress is using what happened with the company to get...

The Bitcoin-focused investment group, New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), released a report in September examining how Bitcoin’s protocol has managed to attract such wide adoption despite its tiny developer ecosystem.  Here are the highlights: The network, which launched in early January 2009, has only 40-60 monthly active developers, according to the report.  This is not a static bunch. 1,140 developers have contributed to Bitcoin over its lifetime, with 5 to 10 new...

The latest PCE data announced by the US yesterday brought little volatility to the crypto market, in which BTC dropped by a few hundred dollars but recovered almost immediately. The altcoins are still on a daily scale, with a few exceptions in the likes of Terra Classic, Decentraland, and Lido. Bitcoin Remains Chill at $17K Bitcoin dropped to a 3-week low on December 20 at $16,300 but reclaimed almost all lost value in less than a day. Another price decline two days later saw...

A recent report published by blockchain analytics firm Dune revealed that nearly 60% of non-fungible token (NFT) trading volumes this year were wash trades. Wash trading is a form of market manipulation in which a trader buys and sells a security to create the appearance of increased trading volume and activity in the market. In crypto, these activities involve buying and selling digital assets – fungible or non-fungible tokens – on trading platforms, intending to inflate...

In compliance with U.S. sanctions law, OpenSea – the world’s largest NFT marketplace – is delisting Cuban artist and collector accounts from its platform.  A recent statement from the company confirms previously held suspicions that its platform discriminates against Cuban users.  Compliance With Sanctions In an email received by Artnet News, an OpenSea spokesperson clarified that the company bars “sanctioned individuals, individuals in sanctioned jurisdictions, or services,”...

Crypto exchange Bullish has called off the planned merger worth $9 billion with Far Peak Acquisition Corp. According to an official statement, the two entities have mutually agreed to terminate their proposed business combination. Far Peak is led by Thomas Farley, a former president of the New York Stock Exchange. Terminated Merger Bullish is audited by Deloitte and recently assured that it has no exposure to FTX or related entities. The Gibraltar-based exchange, which is...

Sam Bankman-Fried’s bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX is seeking help from a United States Bankruptcy Court to gain control of $450 million worth of Robinhood shares. The portfolio holds 56 million brokerage shares owned by Emergent Fidelity Technologies, a corporate entity incorporated in Antigua and Barbuda. In March, these shares represented a 7.6% stake in Robinhood and were acquired by FTX’s founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). FTX in Court Battle Over...

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX released its second Proof of Reserves (PoR) on its website on December 22nd. The new report would enable users to view and self-verify the results of two PoRs with the help of open-source tools, the company said in an official statement. OKX also promised to publish the PoR report every month. OKX’s Proof-of-Reserves The report shows that OKX’s wallets held 113,754 BTC against a user balance of 112,192 BTC as of December 20th, 14:00 UTC. It has a...

Popular digital currency exchange Crypto.com is in hot water after it allegedly sent a lot of digital money to the wrong account. Crypto.com Sent Money to the Wrong Area At the time of writing, Crypto.com is purported to have sent as much as $400 million in Ethereum funds to a wallet stationed on the platform of its competitor and rival Gate.io. CEO Kris Marszalek took to social media to express his remorse over the situation and explain things to potential investors. He...

Ethereum’s price has dropped below a significant resistance zone where the 100-day and 50-day moving averages and a recently formed channel’s middle boundary had a stronger confluence. Therefore, a possible uptrend will be possible only if the price exceeds this range. Oppositely, a rejection might trigger another bearish leg. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Ethereum’s price has been moving inside a descending price channel for six months. Most recently, the...